Raoulia

Raoulia
Raoulia glabra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Gnaphalieae
Genus:	Raoulia Hook.f. ex Raoul
Type species
Raoulia australis Hook.f. ex Raoul
Synonyms [1]
PsychrophytonBeauverd Gnaphalium section Psychrophyton(Hook.f. ex Raoul) Baillon

Raoulia is a genus of New Zealand plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Many Raoulia species grow in alpine areas, forming very fine and dense growths. ^[5] These compact growths form large amorphous cushion-like masses with only the growing tips visible. Due to their shape and form, the plant clusters resemble sheep from afar, this giving them their alternate name, vegetable sheep. ^[6]

Haastia pulvinaris is another species of plant that is also known as vegetable sheep, and which grows in similar environments.

The range of some species, such as Raoulia beauverdii , includes coastal places. ^[7]

Taxonomy

Species ^{[1] [8]}

• Raoulia albosericea
• Raoulia apicinigra
• Raoulia australis
• Raoulia beauverdii
• Raoulia bryoides
• Raoulia buchananii
• Raoulia catipes
• Raoulia chiliastra
• Raoulia cinerea
• Raoulia eximia
• Raoulia glabra
• Raoulia goyenii
• Raoulia grandiflora
• Raoulia haastii
• Raoulia hectorii
• Raoulia hookeri
• Raoulia mammillaris
• Raoulia monroi
• Raoulia parkii
• Raoulia petriensis
• Raoulia planchonii
• Raoulia rubra
• Raoulia subsericea
• Raoulia subulata
• Raoulia tenuicaulis
• Raoulia youngii

Formerly included ^[1]

• Argyrotegium mackayi (Raoulia mackayi)

Cultivation

Slow spreading, flat rock garden plant with silver-gray, almost moss-like, foliage.

• sun: full sun, part shade
• height: 50 mm (2 in)
• width: spreads to around 300 mm (1 ft).
• water: regular
• hardiness: −7 °C (20 °F) according to one source, 2 °C (35 °F) according to another
• heat tolerance: unknown

See also

• Vegetable Lamb of Tartary (mythological plant)

References

1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
2. Te Papa (Museum); Lehnebach, Carlos, eds. (2023). Flora: celebrating our botanical world. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Papa Press. p. 297. ISBN   978-1-9911509-1-2. OCLC   1409457791.
3. Hooker, Joseph Dalton ex Raoul, Étienne Fiacre Louis. 1846. Choix de plantes de la Nouvelle-Zelande page 20
4. Tropicos, Raoulia Hook. f. ex Raoul
5. Raoulia bryoides: Vegetable Sheep
6. "Vegetable sheep". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand . Te Ara. 1966. Archived from the original on 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
7. "Raoulia beauverdii". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
8. The Plant List search for Raoulia